DE-LUCA , Riccardo

Biofuel production from microalgae requires optimizing the operation of cultivation systems (i.e. outdoor ponds) for this process to be economically sustainable. Controlling algal ponds is complex as the cultivation system is exposed to fluctuating conditions. The strategy investigated in this study uses weather forecast coupled to a predictive...

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Outdoor biofuel production from microalgae is a complex dynamical process submitted to climatic variations. Controlling andoptimizing such a nonlinear process strongly influenced by weather conditions is therefore tricky, but it is crucial to make thisprocess economically sustainable. The strategy investigated in this study uses weather...